If you have very good fabrication skills you could make a new front top panel with the tunnel for a manual shift console. I'm sure it would take a lot of time. Everything else in the colsole is the same for auto or manual. The front panel is easily removable. Getting a fabricated part to fit and look correct will be the key to success. I have toyed with the idea of using actual burlwood on my console (I have the vinyl overlay now and it is not a prefect match to the original) I have a lot of woodworking tools and some skill but I don't think the results would be worth the effort. Maybe when I retire........